{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":282827,"song":"Roman Candle","artist":"Elliott Smith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11552685-roman-candle-chords-by-elliott-smith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/282827?type=chord","rating":0.03278,"votes":0,"content":"For a song that sounds so simple, it is incredibly hard to tab. And naturally Elliott\r\nplays it differently every time. Any one who wants to work out the second guitar part\r\nbe my guest but i pretty much melted tabbing this...\r\n\r\nRoman Candle is available on the album of the same name, i advise buying it. If you\r\nhave an effects pedal (like a tube overdrive that elliott and myself have used) turn\r\nthe gain to about 4 up and the high to 8 and low up to about 4. This should produce a\r\nslight crunch at the higher ends. As for the second guitar go and find a decent effects\r\npedal (a Zoom or a digitech) and programme one with some spacey wah reverb sound.\r\n\r\nElliott Smith - Roman Candle (album version) \r\nCapo 7th\r\n\r\nChords:\r\n\r\n[ch]Em9[/ch] : X2403(2)              [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] : X20030\r\n\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch]? : X462XX                [ch]Em[/ch] :  022000              \r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] : 320030                  [ch]D[/ch]   : XX0230\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] : 5X0030(or) X00030       [ch]Cadd9[/ch] :  X32030\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nBrief Intro: roll an Em9...\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n    [ch]Cm[/ch]?     [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em9[/ch]   [ch]Cm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nHe played himself, didn't need me to give him hell\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n            [ch]Em9[/ch]      [ch]Cm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]      \r\n\r\nHe could be cool and cruel to you and me\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n             [ch]Em9[/ch]      [ch]Cm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] * hit low [ch]E[/ch] four times\r\n\r\nKnew we'd put up with every-thing\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\nHit bass note for each chord with quick little strums\r\n\r\n(Hit bass note twice for the regular Em chord)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\nI        want to hurt him,  I want to give him pain\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n       [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] \r\n\r\nI'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n     [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]Cm[/ch]?     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em9[/ch]      [ch]Cm[/ch]?   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nI'm hallu----cina-----ting,        hallu----cina----ting\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n   [ch]Em9[/ch]     [ch]Cm[/ch]?        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nI hear      you       cry,  your tears are cheap \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[ch]Em9[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]?             [ch]G[/ch]             *strum [ch]A[/ch] then [ch]G[/ch] fast\r\n\r\nWet    hot    red swollen cheeks,   fall asleep  \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n[ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\nI           want to hurt him,  I want to give him pain\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n      [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] \r\n\r\nI'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nI wa-----nt to hurt him,     I wa----nt to hurt him\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n  [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\nI wa-----nt to hurt him,   I wa----nt to give him pain\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n*For the hmmm, hmmm part repeat first part 3 times\r\n\r\nand then;\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEnding:   G   G6/B (with low E until the end)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch]  \r\n\r\nMake him feel this pretty burn\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n*rake upward hard and land on G to start the outro and continue this\r\n\r\npattern\r\n\r\n(hit bass note and strum each chord 4 times)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G6[/ch]/[ch]B[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Cadd9[/ch]      *end on [ch]Cadd9[/ch]","plain_text":"For a song that sounds so simple, it is incredibly hard to tab. And naturally Elliott\nplays it differently every time. Any one who wants to work out the second guitar part\nbe my guest but i pretty much melted tabbing this...\n\nRoman Candle is available on the album of the same name, i advise buying it. If you\nhave an effects pedal (like a tube overdrive that elliott and myself have used) turn\nthe gain to about 4 up and the high to 8 and low up to about 4. This should produce a\nslight crunch at the higher ends. As for the second guitar go and find a decent effects\npedal (a Zoom or a digitech) and programme one with some spacey wah reverb sound.\n\nElliott Smith - Roman Candle (album version) \nCapo 7th\n\nChords:\n\nEm9 : X2403(2)              G6/B : X20030\n\nCm? : X462XX                Em :  022000              \n\nG : 320030                  D   : XX0230\n\nA : 5X0030(or) X00030       Cadd9 :  X32030\n\n \n\nBrief Intro: roll an Em9...\n\n \n\n    Cm?     G                  Em9   Cm        G     A\n\nHe played himself, didn't need me to give him hell\n\n  \n\n            Em9      Cm       G       A      \n\nHe could be cool and cruel to you and me\n\n \n\n             Em9      Cm      G     G6/B * hit low E four times\n\nKnew we'd put up with every-thing\n\n \n\nChorus:\n\nHit bass note for each chord with quick little strums\n\n(Hit bass note twice for the regular Em chord)\n\n \n\nG6/B    D         Em          G6/B  D           Em\n\nI        want to hurt him,  I want to give him pain\n\n \n\n       G6/B    D      Em         G6/B   D       Em       G \n\nI'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames\n\n \n\n     Em9     Cm?     G    A        Em9      Cm?   G     A\n\nI'm hallu----cina-----ting,        hallu----cina----ting\n\n \n\n   Em9     Cm?        G          A\n\nI hear      you       cry,  your tears are cheap \n\n \n\nEm9           Cm?             G             *strum A then G fast\n\nWet    hot    red swollen cheeks,   fall asleep  \n\n \n\nChorus:\n\nG6/B        D       Em          G6/B  D           Em\n\nI           want to hurt him,  I want to give him pain\n\n \n\n      G6/B        D    Em       G6/B     D       Em       G \n\nI'm a ro---------man candle, my head is full of flames\n\n \n\n G6/B    D      Em       G    G6/B     D     Em       G\n\nI wa-----nt to hurt him,     I wa----nt to hurt him\n\n \n\n  G6/B  D       Em       G    G6/B     D      Em         G\n\nI wa-----nt to hurt him,   I wa----nt to give him pain\n\n \n\n*For the hmmm, hmmm part repeat first part 3 times\n\nand then;\n\n \n\nEnding:   G   G6/B (with low E until the end)\n\n \n\nA                                     G6/B  \n\nMake him feel this pretty burn\n\n \n\n*rake upward hard and land on G to start the outro and continue this\n\npattern\n\n(hit bass note and strum each chord 4 times)\n\n \n\nG  G6/B A Cadd9      *end on Cadd9","chords":["Em9","G6","B","Cm","Em","G","D","A","Cadd9","E","G6/B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}